sun
noun /sʌn/
/sʌn/
Idioms - the sun, the Sun[singular] the star that shines in the sky during the day and gives the earth heat and light
太阳；日 - The sun was shining and birds were singing.
阳光照耀，鸟儿啼啭。 - the sun’s rays
太阳的光线 - The sun rises highest in the sky during the summer.
夏天太阳升得最高。 - the rising/setting sun
初升的／西下的太阳 - The sun was just setting.
太阳刚往下落。 - A pale wintry sun shone through the clouds.
苍白的冬日阳光透过云层照射进来。 - The vampire is killed by the first rays of the morning sun.
吸血鬼被清晨的第一缕阳光杀死了。
Homophones son | sunson sun/sʌn//sʌn/- son noun
- Their youngest son is still living at home.
他们最小的儿子仍然住在家里。
- Their youngest son is still living at home.
- sun noun
- Let's go for a picnic while the sun is shining!
让我们趁着阳光明媚去野餐吧！
- Let's go for a picnic while the sun is shining!
Collocations The weatherThe weather天气 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
坏天气 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
天气好转 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Wordfinder- daylight
- eclipse
- equinox
- ray
- rise
- solar
- solstice
- the sun
- twilight
- the universe
Topics Spacea1- It was getting cooler as the sun sank below the horizon.
随着太阳没入地平线，天变得凉快起来。 - Just then, a watery sun broke through the clouds.
正在那时，淡淡的太阳冲破乌云钻了出来。 - The clouds darkened, obliterating the sun.
乌云密布，遮住了太阳。 - The distant mountains glowed in the light of the setting sun.
远山在落日的余晖中熠熠发光。 - The sun climbed higher in the sky.
太阳升高了。 - The sun moved slowly westward.
太阳慢慢地向西移动。 - The sun was up now, and strong.
太阳出来了，阳光很强烈。 - Venus orbits the Sun in just under one Earth year.
金星不到一年就绕太阳运行一周。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brilliant
- golden
- …
- block
- block out
- blot out
- …
- climb
- come up
- rise
- …
- god
- worshipper
- lounge
- …
- in the sun
- into the sun
- out of the sun
- …
- everything under the sun
- exposure to the sun
- the heat of the sun
- …
- The sun was shining and birds were singing.
- (usually the sun)[singular, uncountable] the light and heat from the sun
太阳的光和热；阳光；日光 - the warmth of the afternoon sun
下午温暖的阳光 - The sun was blazing hot.
阳光灼热逼人。 - This room gets the sun in the mornings.
这间屋子上午可以晒着太阳。 - in the sun We sat in the sun.
我们坐在阳光下。 - The harvested crop is dried in the hot Indian sun.
收获的作物在炎热的印度阳光下晒干。 - They've booked a holiday in the sun (= in a place where it is warm and the sun shines a lot).
他们已经预订好了去阳光充足的地方度假。 - out of the sun We did our best to keep out of the sun.
我们尽量避开阳光照射。 - Her face had obviously caught the sun (= become red or brown) on holiday.
她的脸明显地在假期晒黑了。 - Too much sun ages the skin.
晒太阳过多会使皮肤衰老。 - I was driving westwards and I had the sun in my eyes (= the sun was shining in my eyes).
我驱车向西行驶，阳光直晃眼。 - Patients are advised to avoid sun exposure for six weeks.
建议患者六周内避免日晒。
Topics Weathera1, Physics and chemistrya1- We went out into the sun.
我们出了门，走进了阳光中。 - He was enjoying the feel of the sun on his back.
他享受着阳光照在后背上的感觉，十分惬意。 - The evening sun slanted through the window.
傍晚的太阳透过窗户斜射进来。 - The helmets were glinting in the sun.
头盔在阳光下闪闪发光。 - The north side of the garden never gets any sun.
花园的北面得不到光照。 - The sun caught her dazzling copper hair.
阳光照耀在她紫铜色的头发上，熠熠发光。 - The sun glinted on the blades.
片片叶子在阳光的照耀下闪闪发光。 - The sun struck the steep blue slates of the roof.
阳光照在屋顶大幅倾斜的蓝色石板瓦上。 - The sun warmed his face.
太阳照得他的脸暖暖的。 - This plant likes a dryish soil in full sun.
这种植物适宜在土质略干、日照充足的地方生长。 - Try to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun.
尽量避免长时间暴露在阳光下。 - On children, use a cream with a high sun protection factor.
儿童应选用防晒系数高的防晒霜。 - wrinkles caused by sun damage
太阳辐射引起的皱纹
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brilliant
- golden
- …
- block
- block out
- blot out
- …
- climb
- come up
- rise
- …
- god
- worshipper
- lounge
- …
- in the sun
- into the sun
- out of the sun
- …
- everything under the sun
- exposure to the sun
- the heat of the sun
- …
- the warmth of the afternoon sun
- [countable] (specialist) any star around which planets move
恒星
词源Old English sunne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zon and German Sonne, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hēlios and Latin sol.
Idioms
make hay while the sun shines
- (saying) to make good use of opportunities, good conditions, etc. while they last
趁有太阳时晒干草；抓紧时机；打铁趁热
a place in the sun
- a position in which you are comfortable or have an advantage over other people
舒适的状态；有利地位；优越境况
under the sun
- used to emphasize that you are talking about a very large number of things
（强调事物数量很大）天下，世上，全世界 - We talked about everything under the sun.
天南地北，我们无所不谈。 - I’ve been called all the names under the sun!
太阳底下所有的名字都叫我！ - There is nothing new under the sun (= in the world).
【谚】 天底下毕竟没有新鲜事嘛.(Eccles. 1:9).
- We talked about everything under the sun.
with the sun
- when the sun rises or sets
日出时；日落时 - I get up with the sun.
我日出即起。
- I get up with the sun.